soa-wiki-projectThis discussion group facilitates the progression of the SOA Wiki Project at ITtoolbox Wiki. The project is bring together experts to define Service-Oriented Architecture and document best practices through community collaboration.Project home | Project discussion group

Business Analysis PracticeMost of the times I find business analysts struggling with scope, estimations and mismanaged customer expectations. One of the key root causes is requirements being ambigious, non tangible, and full of adjectives that do not mean anything to the IT or the Business.

Cloud Views: Application Delivery in the CloudFollow Larry Cone on his journey into the Cloud. Join this experienced participant in the software product and development scene as he peers through the overcast and lets the sunshine in. Larry comments on the Cloud environment, the players and participants, and the tools and techniques that will propel adoption of Cloud Computing, and change the IT landscape into a cloudscape.

Objective ManagementExperienced Manager involved in Delivery of IT Services.
I offer personal views from my experience - some unconventional thoughts, some out of the box. I have profound interest in Process Management. Ideally want to drive things in a systematic, well-choreographed manner. However, I understand the intricacies involved and hence value my team. I consider Process as centric to a system which has People and Technology as the other important pillars.
Feel free to share your thoughts on my blogs. I like to debate them. My objective is to take the best thing out, rather than forcing my views.

Practical PMAre you having project nightmares? Do you need best practice advice on how to approach a politically-charged project and stakeholders who are out of control? Are you seriously contemplating quitting your job due to stress and project chaos? Are the recessionary budgetary contraints at your company making successful project delivery a big challenge? Join the discussion and learn forward thinking and innovative approach of managing projects. This forum's guiding principle is "thinking out of the box" and exploring unconventional, yet proven strategies to successful project management.

Program and Project ManagementThe intent of this Blog is to expand, instill innovation, inform and develop the Project Management communities, get people involved, and hopefully learn something from each other. Regarding Topics, as this cover Project Management of all industries and sectors then it can have a wide net but make sure it is relevant to the Blog title/subject do not go off piste.
This blog does not endorse Companies or Products but if they are relevant to the discussion then ensure the information is qualified.
Project Management blog does not include discussions on general program management, please refer to my Program Management Blog however if there is a discussion surrounding for example the compilation of projects to form a program then please elaborate here.

Theory and Practice of System IntegrationThe goal of these articles is to discuss the integration architecture in the real way and from the perspective of integration solution architect. I am not selling any technologies or services... I want to discuss EDA/SOA/EAI and to share ideas only.
Preferred topics - event-driven service-oriented architecture, canonical data model (or CIM - common information model), model-driven design, domain-driven design and many others...

Tips, Tricks, & Techniques for Increasing Programmer ProductivityAn industry vet shares techniques for increasing output and efficiency, including how to get more done every day while making fewer errors, how to write more and better code which needs less maintenance, and how to use hardware and software to enhance productivity.

Agile DevelopmentThe Agile Development Community enables professionals to share knowledge about Agile software development best practices and tips. Like-minded peers can collaborate with one another through a real-time lounge, relative discussion groups, and networking with other professionals.

Project ManagementThe Project Management Community enables professionals to share knowledge about lifecycle management, methodologies, implementation etc. An interactive lounge, groups and professional networking help like-minded peers collaborate with one another